Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-02
DAILY HERALD
BOARD OF HEALTH.
DIR. Hagan,s Statement Concern
Ing smallpox.

DIR. HagansS Statement COhceEh'
ing smallpox.
The Board of Health met yesterday
afternoon at the rooms of the City
Council, Mayor Workman in the Chair
The Mayor said that the principal bust
ness was the cleaning up Of the city and
the settling of the dumping of garbage
question. 1t was necessary, he said, tc
have the old dumps cleaned up and kept
clean. He sent for some communications
which had been received, and while
waiting for them DR.. Hagan said he
would suggest that the Board recommend
that an Office be furnished him. At
present it was an impossibility to get a
room for the Health Office. He had en-.
gagged several rooms, and as soon as it
was discovered that he was the Health
Officer the parties refunded the money
he had advanced and refused to
take him in. The consequence was
that he was forced to take his fur
niture to his home and occupy the tent
on ForG street. It was coming on hot
weather now and the tent did not afford
sufficient protection.
1t was suggested that two rooms be
built on the lot selected for the City
Hall, but no decision was arrived at, and
it was finally concluded that each mem
Der of the Board of Health look out for
suitable quarters for the Health Office.
DR.. Hagan then reported that now
there are but seven cases of smallpox at
the hospital and eight outside, making
fifteen in all, and that matters are look
ing most favorable. He also stated that
he had found a case Yesterday morning
at No. 239 Buena Vista street, next door
to the house where the Mexican was dis
covered hidden. He had also found a
man in a saloon opposite the depot.
He had removed the man to his room,
No. % Ann street, and will take him to
the small pox hospital this mor6ing.
In relation to the child at No. 239
Buena Vista street, Dr.. Hagan said that
its parents, mother in particular, refused
to allow it to be taken to the smallpox
hospital, even though he had told
her that the best of care should
be taken of her. and her child.
He considered that the house in
which the people live is not situated
just where it would be properly quaran-
tined. The mother would not hear of
going to the hospital, and DR.. Hagan |
said she quoted the case of the police |
officer whom he couldn't move there.
In reference to the Hathorne case, DR.
Hagan said he had explained to the off.
Ger that he would do all he could to
make the hospital comfortable for him.
In answer 10 questicn he said he might
have told Officer Hathorne that the pest
house was nothing but barn, because
that was all it was. However, he had
told MIR. Hathorne that he would have
it fixed up conveniently. When MIR
Hathorne said on Monday evening that
he wouldn't 60, DR.. Hagan had not
scolded him, or he did not say. "You
shall CO." DR.. Hagan did not go back
again, but he had sent DR.. Baker to
treat him, and afterward DR.. Kannon.
DR.. Hagan said that he maintained, with
the Mayor, that 1--WE should have taken
him by force" DR.. Hagan then left the
Council chamber.
After short discussion on the dump
question and garbage matters, Mr..
the father of the child who
was discovered at No. 239 Buenavista
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Board against the removal of his child
to the pesthouse.
He did not utter one word showing
that Police Officer Hathorne's case tig.
1red in his mind in the least, in fact he
never mentioned the case at all, not.
DR.. Hagans remarks on
the same. He said his wife had hor-
ror of the pesthonse and would not go
there with the child. He did not see
why his house could not be quarautined
just as we'll as several other cases on the
same street. His argument on this sub
ject was quite lengthy, but it only ex. {
tended to other quarantines on the same
street and one otner house of a weather.
man, and not to Officer Hathornes case.
Mayor Workman then announced that
he was going to take team and spe.
,ial officer and clean up Chinatown and
The alleys of the city. Where he could I
ind the parties responsible for filthiness
be would have them arrested. If he
could not find them he was going to re-
move the filth and clean the city at all
costs. No further business coming up
the Board adjourned.
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